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8/5/2008

Bradley Castellanos

Mogadishni Aar, Arhus

MOGADISHNI AAR is proud to present the exhibition “Hollow Ground and False Guidance” by American artist Bradley Castellanos (b. 1974). The exhibition has been realized through the kind collaboration of Caren Golden Fine Art, NY. Castellanos is fascinated by the unattractive environments of New York. He shows us urban landscapes, fall-apart places and dystopic toxic landscapes in Manhattan from New York City’s trashy fringes. The Florida-born artist can spend hours riding his bike through these places, which he captures on photographs. The trashy urban settings are further ripped apart and destroyed when Castellanos meticulously cuts out the photographs that he has taken, then glues it onto his paintings. He adds resin and oil paint in acidy colors which, put together, transforms into post-apocalyptic yet romanticized landscapes on his canvases.

The beauty of decay has been brought forward before by romantic painters of the 19th Century in their love of ruins in beautiful landscapes. These works have a sense of romantic nostalgia leading back to a classical era. Castellanos’ ruins, however, is found in urban landscapes, referring to the decay, throw away culture, and toxic let-out’s that is a consequence of contemporary capitalist society. Despite the dystopic images Castellanos’ works succeed in seducing the viewer by its unique tactility and overall aesthetic.

Bradley Castellanos has among other places exhibited at David Zwirner Gallery in NY, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, and later on this Year his works can be seen in the exhibition “Future Tense: Reshaping The Landscape” at Neuberger Museum of Art.

Opening Friday May 9h, 6-8 pm. The artist will be present at the opening.

Mogadishni Aar
Katrinebjergvej 113 - Arhus
Free admission

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